Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RAID 1220SA Adaptec
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-------------------------------------------------------------------- README.TXT Adaptec Storage Manager as of August 29, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please review this file for important information about issues and erratas that were discovered after completion of the standard product documentation.
contains complete installation information for internal RAID controllers and drivers. The Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide and iSCSI Storage Appliance User's Guide contain complete instructions for all utilities and Adaptec Storage Manager software for internal and external RAID storage.
o SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0, 9.0* *32-Bit/64-Bit - Adaptec Storage Manager VSS/VDS provider, provisioning agent, and multi-path I/O driver (DSM): o Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - All versions (32-Bit/64-Bit) 2.2 System Requirements o Intel Pentium Compatible 1.
- To run Adaptec Storage Manager under Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 Quarterly Update 3 for AMD64, you must add the 'noexec32=off' argument to the boot kernel command line. Then, restart the system. - You can configure Adaptec Storage Manager settings on other servers exactly as they are configured on one server.
Adaptec VSS provider for external RAID storage), you must install Microsoft hotfix 916048, as described in Microsoft KB article 915043. The hotfix is required for any VSS hardware provider, not just the Adaptec VSS provider.
3.2 General Notes - Adaptec Storage Manager requires that the following range of open ports for remote access: 34570-34580. - Adaptec Storage Manager generates log files automatically to assist in tracking system activity. The log files are created in the directory where the Adaptec Storage Manager is installed.
with at least 256 colors. - If the Adaptec Storage Manager console does not repaint correctly, select the View->Refresh menu item to repaint the screen. 4.2 Windows - All - The Java Virtual Machine has a problem with the 256-color palette. (The Adaptec Storage Manager display may be distorted or hard to read.
with 127.0.0.1, you must create a new host line. 3. Remove the hostname from the 127.0.0.1 line. NOTE: The following is an example: 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost 4. On a new line, type the IP address of the system. 5. Using the Tab key, tab to the second column and enter the fully qualified hostname.
5.2 RAID 10 Notes - You cannot change the priority of a RAID-10 verify. Setting the priority at the start of a verify has no effect. The priority is still shown as high. Changing the priority of a running verify on a raid-10 changes the displayed priority until a rescan is done, then the priority shows as high again.
Storage Manager and the CLI use different names for the same option: 'Separate status PDU' and 'Piggybacking of SCSI status', respectively. - Drive numbering in Adaptec Storage Manager and the CLI is not consistent. Adaptec Storage Manager uses the drive's WWN (World Wide Name).
An important point after buying a device Adaptec RAID 1220SA (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Adaptec RAID 1220SA yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Adaptec RAID 1220SA - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Adaptec RAID 1220SA you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Adaptec RAID 1220SA will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Adaptec RAID 1220SA, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Adaptec RAID 1220SA.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Adaptec RAID 1220SA. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Adaptec RAID 1220SA along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
